"Everyone, our opportunity has arrived. While Sunagakure is unable to attack these few days, let's take a good rest. Once we've rested enough, we'll launch a full-scale attack on Sunagakure." Orochimaru passed the information he was holding to Shikaku Nara and the others beside him.
His expression relaxed slightly; this news could be said to have laid a favorable foundation for the victory of the final offensive.
Actually, he wasn't very confident about the success of the all-out attack. Konoha's plan to launch an all-out attack without suffering any losses in Sunagakure would be a lose-lose situation.
After all, Sunagakure is one of the Five Great Nations. Even if there is a gap between the level of Sunagakure ninjas and Konoha ninjas, the difference is not too great. So, under such circumstances, wanting to win a great victory is just wishful thinking.
However, now that Sunagakure's logistics have been disrupted, they have a foundation for victory.
After reading the information provided by Orochimaru Shikaku Nara and the others smiled, finally showing their true support for the plan to launch a full-scale attack on Sunagakure.
Although Orochimaru had previously explained the reasons for launching the all-out attack ahead of schedule, they knew that Konoha was already at a disadvantage, and launching an all-out attack might lead to an even faster defeat. This plan made them quite resentful.
If it weren't for the fact that the person who brought it up was Orochimaru, who had a huge reputation, they would have already started cursing at anyone else.
Now that they had Orochimaru's information, they realized that Orochimaru wasn't making baseless accusations.
It turns out they had been preparing for a general offensive all along.
This greatly boosted the confidence of the surrounding high-ranking officials in the success of this final offensive.
"Yes, Lord Orochimaru, we will give the order." The surrounding Jonin replied in unison to Orochimaru.
They no longer doubted Orochimaru's actions; whatever Orochimaru wanted to do, they would do as he said.
They also understood that with Sunagakure's logistics disrupted, the Sunagakure's strength would gradually weaken over the next few days.
Only after waiting a few days, until the strength of Sunagakure is weakened to a certain extent, can they truly say they have a chance of winning when they launch a full-scale attack.
Meanwhile, on the front lines in Sunagakure, Rasa and Chiyo had received news from the Sunagakure. They also learned that their logistics had been disrupted by Konoha Ninja.
"As expected of Orochimaru, renowned Shinobi World, his vision is indeed far-sighted. He had already planned to delay and weaken us. However, this also shows that the people of Konoha are on the verge of collapse; otherwise, they wouldn't have attacked our logistics in this way."
Upon seeing this intelligence, Rasa immediately realized that the Konoha front lines were not going to be able to withstand their poison plan.
The intelligence indicated that the Konoha Ninja were launching a suicide attack on their logistics, disregarding losses.
Konoha wouldn't have made such a decision unless they were driven to the brink of desperation.
"That's right, Konoha is indeed on the verge of collapse. However, this has also created problems for us. With our logistics disrupted, our poison production has had to be temporarily halted, and other medical supplies have run out. This prevents our men from fighting with peace of mind, and we must remain constantly wary of potential attacks from Konoha. This has impacted our plans to attack Konoha."
Chiyo was pleased to hear that Konoha couldn't hold out, but she was annoyed that their own logistics had been disrupted.
The lack of logistics prevented them from launching frequent attacks on Konoha, and the plan to cripple Konoha had to be suspended. While it wouldn't necessarily cause Sunagakure to lose its advantage in future attacks, it would bring more uncertainty to their plans.
This was somewhat difficult for Chiyo to accept. If things had proceeded as planned, Konoha would have been completely at their mercy. Given enough time, they could have lured out the Wood Release inheritor with minimal cost.
Now, the fire in the rear has ruined her plans. If the captain of the logistics unit guarding the rear hadn't already died, she would have been unable to hold back her curses.
"It's alright, Elder Chiyo. We've already inflicted considerable damage on Konoha these past few days, and the plan is progressing quite smoothly."
The disruption of our logistics only gave Konoha a little more breathing room. As long as our poison remains uncounted, no amount of time will help Konoha.
Moreover, the village has begun to prepare logistical supplies again, which will arrive in a short time. This period will also allow the troops to rest, as the frequent attacks of the past few days have put them under considerable pressure. It will also allow our men to recover from the victory.
Rasa wasn't as furious as Chiyo; the results of their battles over this period had already made him extremely happy.
In the past few days, every battle they've fought has resulted in a victory for Sunagakure. Konoha's ninjas have been routed, showing none of the composure expected of the Shinobi World nation.
This achievement made him extremely proud.
Although the logistical issues did anger him, he still hoped to continue improving his combat results, as these were the foundation for his succession as Kazekage.
However, this unexpected event also had one advantage: it brought the Sunagakure, who were basking in victory, back to their senses.
He knew that his men had been blinded by the series of easy victories, which had led them to underestimate Konoha. If this continued, Konoha might seize an opportunity to inflict heavy losses on them.
Now that logistics have run into problems, the Sunagakure, who are lost in their victory, will realize that Konoha is not so easy to deal with, and that even if they have the advantage, they must be careful at all times.
Chiyo nodded in agreement when Rasa said this, as the current situation was indeed not suitable for bringing up war again.
One reason is that everyone has been engaged in frequent battles these past few days, leaving them both mentally and physically exhausted. The other is that they need to conserve supplies as they are not currently receiving replenishment.
Forcibly starting a war would only bring suffering to one's own side. Wounded ninjas on the battlefield would not have the means to receive medical treatment and would only be sent back to the village for treatment.
This would require a significant amount of time and manpower, making it entirely counterproductive.
Chiyo understood the reasoning, but she was still somewhat unwilling. She didn't want to give Konoha a chance to catch its breath, and she believed that the longer the situation dragged on, the better it would be for Konoha.
Seeing the resentment in Chiyo's expression, Rasa quickly comforted her, " Elder Chiyo, we won't give Konoha too much time. Judging from the speed at which the village is gathering supplies, it should only take about six days. After six days, we can continue our attack on Konoha, and we will still have the advantage then."
Furthermore, we won't be idle for these six days. For the first two or three days, we'll let the lower-level troops rest. For the next three days, we can send out men to feign battle with Konoha, but secretly send elite troops to launch surprise attacks on Konoha's rear medical units. This way, we can put pressure on Konoha without straining our logistics too much."
Upon hearing Rasa's plan, Chiyo's resentment vanished. She knew this was the only thing Sunagakure could do at the moment.
"In that case, let's do it your way. I'll go and allocate the remaining resources and control consumption."
Thus, the small-scale war between Sunagakure and Konoha temporarily ceased, and both sides entered a temporary period of rest and reorganization.